People v. Hester

In September 1993, a jury found defendant, Jay Hester, guilty of eight counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.1 (West 1992)), and in October 1993, the trial court sentenced him to eight concurrent three-year terms in prison. Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred in allowing the State to amend the information during trial; (2) the trial court erred in instructing the jury; (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument constituted reversible error; and (4) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In March…